Re: XP PRO allocated drive F:

From: ATK (zen18242_at_zen.co.uk)
Date: 02/22/05 

Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 17:56:52 -0000

Hi Carl.
I have a system.ini and a win.ini but no bootini tab.
Carl G wrote:
> Try start , run , msconfig , bootini tab, check all boot paths.
>
>> Long story.
>> I wanted to use 2 x 120 GB disks in a RAID mirror. Having set them
>> up with XP PRO on one of them I discovered the MB chip would NOT
>> support a mirror disk which included a working operating system
>> without creating the system
>> from scratch during the mirror creation.
>> I then decided I would accept a mirror system (logical partitions)
>> without XP. However, since I didn't want to start from scratch I
>> tried to copy XP to
>> an 80GB physical hard disk (using PartitionMagic 8) which I intended
>> to use
>> for that purpose. This was unsuccessful and I tried another hard
>> disk with like result.
>> Eventually I applied the XP setup disks to the 80GB disk and this was
>> successful.
>> I have removed all the XP systems from physical disks, but on
>> booting I am provide with 3 options i.e. XP, XP#1 and XP#2 although
>> only XP works.
>> My problem now is that although there is only one system present it
>> is labelled "F" which is more than a nuisance.
>> XP PRO's Disk Management will not allow me to change the drive letter
>> because it is the system drive.
>> How can I get the drive letter back to C: please?
>> PS
>> PM8 would seem to allow the change but I am afraid to invoke it. I
>> have entered a change from F to C and the PM screen shows:
>> "Warning.
>> This partition contains the Windows directory. If you change this
>> drive letter, your system might not boot.
>> Continue with drive letter change?
>> Yes/No"
>> Anyone any views please?

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